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Crises

Instable and dangerous occurrences affecting specific communities or whole societies can be devastating to systems of goverance and state function. Crises are 'emergencey events' deemed to be negative changes in security, economic, political, societal or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly. A deeper understanding of the path to resolving these 'emergency events' or 'crises', are central to CIC's efforts to help actors effectively navigate new risks and find opportunities for effective cooperation.

In The Libyan War: A Diplomatic History, Emily O'Brien and Andrew Sinclair track multilateral efforts to manage the crisis from the first international responses to the uprising in Libya in February to the eve of the rebel assault on Tripoli in the second half of August. The report summarizes diplomatic negotiations across international and regional organizations ranging from the United Nations, NATO and the European Union to the African Union, League of Arab States and Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Past Events

This high-level dialogue will underscore the power of multilateralism to address the world’s most urgent challenges, among them, climate change, sustainable development, protracted humanitarian crises, large-scale human rights abuse, and threats to international peace and security. They are complex, global, cross-border issues that countries cannot address on their own.

Bringing together the Presidents of the General Assembly, ECOSOC, and the Security Council, the dialogue will underscore the value of discussing development, peace and security, and human rights in support of collective objectives.

Jason Stearns, CIC Senior Fellow, chaired a Human Rights Workshop titled, "Congo Past and Present: Reflections on Rights-Based Advocacy After Twenty Years of Conflict" on Thursday September 28 at the Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale University School of Law.